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Copper Thefts Trigger Widespread Crackdown
A Texas legislator made headlines this week for shooting a man allegedly stealing copper pipes from a new home the lawmaker is constructing. Copper theft is so rampant that 20 states – including Texas – passed laws this year to try to squelch shady scrap-metal sales. As the value of copper, aluminum and other scrap […]
Governors Are Fair-Weather Facebook Friends
Governors may have sought to befriend you on Facebook or MySpace during last fall’s election season, but don’t be surprised if they don’t “poke” you again – lingo for a digital “hello” – until the next time they need your vote. A tour via the Internet shows that few of the 39 governors who joined […]
Money can’t buy good press
New York Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno (R) has asked the Albany County district attorney to investigate The Times Union of Albany for extortion, alleging that a salesman from the paper pressured him to buy advertisements in exchange for favorable coverage, according to a New York Times dispatch. The Times Union’s publisher called the […]